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What proportion of it would be able to autonomously operate if North America disappears tomorrow? Zero. That means 100% of value comes from the USA.
by varjag 2y ago
What proportion of it would be able to autonomously operate if North America disappears tomorrow? Zero. That means 100% of value comes from the USA.
- FirmwareBurner 2y agoThis. The IP comes from the US and most of the profits go to the US.
- wqaatwt 2y agoSo “tariffs” wouldn’t make much sense then and would be paid entirely by European businesses and consumers?
- varjag 2y agoTariffs are always paid by the businesses and consumers. That said, service hosting is a solved problem in 2025 and is mostly a matter of capital allocation. If it comes to a trade war, it's an easy way to eliminate overseas competition that dominates the established market in favor of local actors.
- wqaatwt 2y agoWell obviously but the idea is that if tariffs achieve their intended purpose (i.e. increase local production and competitiveness) those costs incurred by the consumers are at least partially compensated through higher wages.